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"Riddle. In most rhetorical debate…" Undated, handwritten, 1 piece, 1 side

"J. Hudson, Tobacconist to the Royal Family" - small printed advertisement with riddle. On reverse, Manning has written "Mr Hudson's Conundrum" and "Snuff conundrum". Undated, printed and handwritten. (Joseph Hudson (1778-1854) was a tobacconist to the British royal family. He ran a cigar divan in Oxford Street, London.)

Two pieces of papers created into envelopes to contain clues. Labelled 2 & 3 they have messages to direct the person opening them. Undated, handwritten, 2 pieces, 2 sides

Four versions of text - possibly translations texts, or creative writing, or notes, Labelled A - U, V, Y they seem to be play on words. Handwritten undated

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Version of text on large sheets of paper - 4 double sheets and one single Neat version on foolscap paper, 3 pieces, 12 sides Partial version, 1 piece, 4 sides Partial version made into small booklet, 8 written sides with blank cover. Fragile

"Extract of a Narrative affecting the Death of Mr Thomas Manning, Norfolk". Fictional account of Manning's death as a youth. In different hand at head of account is written "a very affecting narrative - worth printing BP". Dated within account as 11 November 1795. Handwritten, 2 pieces, 5 sides

16 Epigrams on the state of the "Bogs" (toilets) at Caius, Cambridge. Undated [1799] Handwritten, 5 pieces, 5 sides

Verses about the state of the toilets at Caius College, Cambridge. Undated [1799] 1 piece, 1 side

Poem beginning "Doomed to search if human nature…" Manning muses on his need to travel but how he will miss a certain "dearest…" Handwritten, 1 piece, 1 side

"Ballad. Written at Macao" This poem is about Spain and hope for Britain and Spain to ever be united. Handwritten, 1 piece, 3 sides See TM/1/2/3 when he writes of composing this piece

Draft of poem beginning "Earth's great girls stablish mountain cloth, from place of rest they go". Poem in heroic couplets. Reverse side has Chinese characters. Handwritten, 1 piece, 2 sides